I suspect the design of such accessories is also mostly about ‘bling’ … 
I have a fender extender on the front mudguard of my V7 850, which desperately needs it, by no means perfect tho. 
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Pyramid, et al, make products which are supposed to compensate for style-before-function decisions made by the bike manufacturer. What disappoints me is that Pyramid’s products STILL suffer from style-before-function themselves, just a bit less so.
I wish they would introduce a parallel product range which unequivocally put function before style, for people like me (and, I’m sure, plenty of others).
I would pay proper money for a mudguarding solution that kept the water and dirt completely away from any part of my motorcycle and dumped it right back on the road. It’s not just about keeping the bike looking clean: water, salt and dirt are actually harmful to all sorts of components - bloody expensive components, at that.
In another forum a guy posted a pic of the front of his Triumph’s engine. Large parts of the black coating had been blasted away and severe corrosion of the exposed ali was taking place. That was from an every day commute through one winter. Triumph should be ashamed of themselves.
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When I had a Kawasaki SX the only way to keep a dry back on a wet road was to carry a pillion passenger
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I remember many years ago seeing a a bike being ridden through Dunstable in Bedfordshire in horrible weather. There was a blow up doll on the back and now I know why.
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Very interested in this informed exchange. I first queried if anyone had found a resolution to the challenge of the appallingly designed rear “hugger” on the V100 on the forum in Oct '23, and had given up hope of a solution. Good to see discussion on the subject is live, and that folk are engaged with the aftermarket producers. I am also on the side of a functional solution over an aesthetic one, couldnt believe the mess created by my first run in less than perfect weather. I would be happy to have a compromise on looks for a rear solution to protect the aesthetics and function of the components at the rear end, not to mention the need to clean the entire bike and luggage after a ride on any day the weather is Scottish! Have fitted the pyramid front extenda, though disappointed how short it is given the vulnerability of the engine components. Ill keep up with this thread where
I appreciate the thoughtful and engaged discussion…and in the hope of keeping up with the possibility of a solution being developed by the market…
I was thinking about the old Triumph ‘Bathtub’!
And I draw your attention to the Royal Enfield Meteor shown higher in the thread, for a slightly less mad example. 
You can get 10% off at Powerbronze using “UKFORUM1” at the checkout page - obviously did not hear that from me, as this was on a different forum. I just ordered something today and it was OK.
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Rear hugger , I emailed Pyramid who told me they are developing a full replacement item as the OEM part is to flimsy to support an extension , talking early 2025
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That’s good news Badger. A few observations on aftermarket mudguards and rear huggers based on my own experience (and as Steve said above all of us have slightly different needs and expectations).
I have the Powerbronze mudguard extender fitted to my front wheel, chosen because it was the largest I could find at the time. It works reasonably well with the addition of a small engine guard (like the one andymay posted a piccy of above). When I went to change tyres recently, the mudguard extender had to be removed to get the tyre changed and the plastic screws that hold it on wouldn’t take much to cross-thread, so keep spares handy at tyre change time if you use this item.
I fitted a decent size rear hugger to my old GS a few years ago and one side-effect was that it pushed loads more road debris onto my goretex trousers, making professional cleaning a much more regular thing. It was only when I then added further plastic to enclose the back end of the GS that this problem subsided, but it made access to parts of the GS more problematic, so fixing one issue can inadvertently create others IMO.
I rode this last Saturday in some filthy weather on mud-spattered B roads (farmers harvest time I suspect) and my trouser legs were far less mucky than they used to get on the GS, so every cloud as the saying goes! I did clean off all the ACF50 and re-apply however, as the bike was utterly agricultural after 60 miles or so.
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